A HUGE 'Thank You' to sireesanwar for troubleshooting and updating the code for this layout so the background works properly! I love the design and it is available at layout_lounge in THIS entry if you want it for yourself. I made my own header of course, but the rest of the elements can be found there.

( A couple of photos of my Azalea..... )

Happy Friday!

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As many of you know, I spend a weeks vacation recently on North Carolina's Outer Banks. We rented a house on Nags Head. It was gorgeous out there. But of course the week went by too quickly. I took over 400 photos, and I'll share a few of my favorites here.


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My mailbox has been filled with gorgeous Christmas cards this week! Thank you so much sasha_b, baglady25 and topshop_26, 2_the_max, knightsarmatia, isabel77, deloriage, shelley_stone, wintry_eve, and irish_mist!!! All the cards were so beautiful and I was touched by all the heartfelt notes inside each one ( Read more... )

I've spent the past four days in The Great Smoky Mountains and of course I had my camera with me. *g* We rented a gorgeous cabin that was located in between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN. If you are interested in seeing more of the cabin, check out their site A Bear Encounter. I've included links to the national park and such within the photo ( Read more... )

First of all, thank you so much to all of my friends who left me birthday wishes last week. You all made me feel very special. *hearts*

I spend this past Sunday at the Renaissance Festival and took 300 photos! *g* I've uploaded my favorites to share. I'll place them under a cut to spare your flist as there are over 20, so entry is also image heavy ( Read more... )

As usual, U2 ROCKED me live in concert. They took me on my spiritual journey through song. And they are quite the showmen - or rather Bono is *laughs* I was able to take my BlackBerry into the venue so I took some photos and even though they are not the best quality, I'll share them here. I shot video too, but I haven't attempted to upload them ( Read more... )